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Internal reconstruction can be done by __________.

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  1. Alteration of share capital

  2. Reduction of share capital

  3. Issue of share capital

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The methods given below are generally employed to effect the internal reconstruction process:
  • Alteration of Share Capital.
  • Sub-division and Consolidation of Shares.
  • Conversion of shares into stock or stock into shares.
  • Variation of Shareholder's rights.
  • Reduction of Share Capital.
  • Compromise/Arrangement.
  • Surrender of Shares.

Modern Method of Accounting was introduced by _____________.

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  1. M. S. Gosav

  2. Wheldon

  3. Luca Pacioli

  4. R. N. Carter

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first book on double entry system was written by an Italian mathematician Fra Luca Pacioli and his close friend Leonardo da Vinci. The book was entitled as “Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita” and was first published in Venice in 1494.

Book-keeping is often confused with _____________.

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  1. Algebra

  2. Statistics

  3. Cashier

  4. Accounting

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Book Keeping and Accountancy are often used interchangeably, but it is not true. These two terms are not identical. Book Keeping is an art but the accountancy is a science. Book keeping is usually done by the junior employees of the organization where he records the transactions in books of accounts i.e. journal and ledger. But information recorded in books does not give any idea about the financial position of the company. 


Hence in order to make a judgement regarding the financial position of the concern, the recorded information has to be analysed and interpreted where accountancy comes in the picture.

 

Therefore, this can be said that where book keeping ends, accountancy starts.

Valuation is _______________.

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  1. Sophisticated guess work

  2. An exact science

  3. Not related to the future

  4. Certain

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Correct Option: A

The statistical yardstick that provides a measure of the relationship between two accounting figures is _____________.

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  1. The accounting ratio

  2. Capital output ratio

  3. A current ratio

  4. Pay out ratio

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Ratio is a statistical Yardstick to measure relationship between two accounting figures.It is very useful for the investors, suppliers, creditors. It is used as a mirror to reflect financial status of a particular company or group of company, firms, business houses.

A) Low gearing is preferable to high gearing
B) 'Acid test' denotes liquidity
Of these:

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  1. Both (a) and (b) are true

  2. Both (a) and (b) are false

  3. (a) is true but, (b) is false

  4. (a) is false but (b) is true

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

a) A gearing ratio higher than 50% is typically considered highly levered or geared. As a result, the company would be at greater financial risk, because during times of lower profits and higher interest rates, the company would be more susceptible to loan default and bankruptcy.

b) The acid-test ratio is used to indicate a company's ability to pay off its current liabilities The higher the ratio, the better the company's liquidity and overall financial health. A ratio of 2 implies that the company owns $2 of liquid assets to cover each $1 of current liabilities.

"Book-keeping is the science and art of correctly recording in the books of accounts, all those business transactions that result in transfer of money or money's worth" is the definition given by ___________.

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  1. Northcott

  2. R.N.Carter

  3. Spicer and Peglar

  4. J.R.Batliboi

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Book-keeping is an art and science of recording business transactions in the appropriate books of accounts in accordance with the principles of accountancy for the purpose of ascertaining the profits or losses and the financial position of the business. Every businessman wants to know the profits of his business for a certain period. In order to ascertain the profits and loss of the business, he has to remember all the transactions of his business for a defined period of time. The system which is derived to record all the business transactions is known as book-keeping. According to R.N.Carter, "Book-keeping is the science and art of correctly recording in the books of accounts of all those business transactions that result in the transfer of money or money's worth".

State True or False.
The main objective of Book keeping is to keep permanent records of business transactions.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Book keeping is the process of the daily record keeping of all of a company's financial transactions. Book keepers record the sales, expenses and cash and bank transactions of the business in a general ledger. The first thing you need to do when you start a business is realizing that this ledger and its accuracy are central. 

Double accounting system owes its origin to ________.

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  1. Luca Pacioli

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Pickless

  4. Adam Smith

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Luca Pacioli, in venice (1494) is considered as the first book on double entry book-keeping. A portion of this book contains knowledge of business and book-keeping.

The language of a business is ________.

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  1. accounting

  2. book-keeping

  3. golden rule of debit and credit

  4. journal entry

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A business itself can not depict anything until is has an accounting base. Any analysis is possible for the business only when it has proper accounting of the business. Hence accounting is always considered a back bone of any business. All interpretations are based on the accounting.